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PESHAWAR: Unknown suspected militants on Monday blew up a 500 kv Tarbela Sheikh Mohammadi transmission line in the Badbher area situated on the outskirts of Peshawar.
In charge Inqalab checkpost, Fazle Sher Khan told that the suspected militants had planted explosives on the tower and blew it up late night, however, no loss of life was reported.
National Transmission And Dispatch Company Limited (NTDCL) said that five towers were destroyed in the area, including three towers of Sheikh Muhammdi transmission line which created a short fall of 150 megawatts to the national grid.
The company said that alternate means of transmission of electricity are being used to compensate the loss to the affected areas.
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May 05, 2014 12:00pm
Pakistan has no means to combat this type of terrorism. What is ISI doing with all its state-of-the-art equipment? Why aren't these terrorists being tracked?
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May 05, 2014 12:41pm
The ' good ' TTP would never do something like this............only the ' bad ' TTP would.
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May 05, 2014 02:18pm
Send bombers to teach them a lesson. This will help them understand the cost of their actions. They will Insha-Allah see benefit in not attacking the country.
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May 05, 2014 02:35pm
While the rest of world is moving forward ; health care ,electricity,gas,water, education etc these morons are trying to drag Pakistan back to illustrious era of dark ages ......living in caves
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May 05, 2014 03:10pm
This is the best time to finish Taliban. Just some days ago afghan and foreign forces killed over. 60 terrorists and they're also dieing by fighting each other. They r slowly slowly weak , Pakistan should take advantage of this time
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May 11, 2014 11:49am
Militant? You mean terrorists? What don't you call them what they are? They are terrorists/barbarians.
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